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The plans of the heart belong to a person

Here the word "heart" represents the person's mind and thoughts. Alternate translation: "A person makes plans in his mind" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

the answer from his tongue comes from Yahweh

Possible meanings are 1) Yahweh speaks his answer to a person's plans, which is a metaphor meaning that Yahweh determines the outcome of that person's plans or 2) Yahweh enables a person to speak words about the plans that he has made. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

the answer from his tongue

The person is represented by his "tongue" to emphasize his speech. Alternate translation: "the answer that he speaks" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)